Gallery: The summer's second supermoon

A couple talks as they sit against the perigee moon, also known as a supermoon, in Madrid, Sunday, Aug. 10, 2014.

Andres Kudacki
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A girl plays with a dog as a perigee moon, also known as a supermoon, rises in Madrid, Sunday, Aug. 10, 2014.Andres Kudacki
/ AP

The supermoon is seen rising above apartment buildings in West Vancouver, B.C. Sunday, August, 10, 2014.JONATHAN HAYWARD
/ THE CANADIAN PRESS

The supermoon glows behind a person doing yoga on the beach on August 10, 2014 in Miami Beach, Florida.Joe Raedle
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People gather in the park as a perigee moon, also known as a supermoon, rises in Madrid, Sunday, Aug. 10, 2014.Andres Kudacki
/ AP

A supermoon rises behind the light on top of the Luxor Hotel and Casino on August 10, 2014 in Las Vegas, Nevada.Ethan Miller
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People take photos as a perigee moon also known as a supermoon rises above in Skopje, Macedonia, Sunday, Aug. 10, 2014.Boris Grdanoski
/ AP

A supermoon rises next to a clock on top of the Palace of Culture in Warsaw, Poland, Sunday, Aug. 10, 2014.Alik Keplicz
/ AP

People watch a laser and light show on the Crazy Horse Memorial, left, under a supermoon, Sunday, Aug. 10, 2014, in Custer, S.D.Julio Cortez
/ AP

The supermoon is seen as it rises through the clouds behind the bronze Statue of Freedom by Thomas Crawford atop the U.S. Capitol, Sunday, Aug. 10, 2014, in Washington.Alex Brandon
/ AP

The supermoon rises through the clouds behind the “Motherland” statue, part of the WWII memorial complex, in Kyiv, Ukraine, Sunday, Aug. 10, 2014.Osman Karimov
/ AP

A perigee moon know as the supermoon rises behind the Peace Tower on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Sunday August 10,2014.FRED CHARTRAND
/ THE CANADIAN PRESS

An airplane flies past as a supermoon rises in the sky on August 10, 2014 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.Mario Tama
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Climbing vines are silhouetted by the supermoon above Edgartown, Mass., Sunday, Aug. 10, 2014, on the island of Martha’s Vineyard. President Barack Obama and his family are vacationing on the island.Jacquelyn Martin
/ AP

A supermoon rises through the trees on August 10, 2014 in Spencer, New York.Tom Pennington
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A perigee moon know as the supermoon rises behind the Peace Tower on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Sunday August 10, 2014.FRED CHARTRAND
/ THE CANADIAN PRESS

This picture taken on August 10, 2014 shows a plane flying past the supermoon in Kunming, southwest China’s Yunnan province.STR
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The perigee moon or “supermoon” is seen above the US Marine Corp War Memorial on August 10, 2014 in Arlington, Virginia.MANDEL NGAN
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In this handout image provided by NASA, a pedigree full moon or supermoon is seen over the The Peace Monument on the grounds of the United States Capitol on August 10, 2014 in Washington, DC.Bill Ingalls/NASA
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In this handout image provided by NASA, a pedigree full moon or supermoon is seen behind clouds over the United States Capitol on August 10, 2014 in Washington, DC.Bill Ingalls/NASA
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The perigee moon or “supermoon” rises above the US Marine Corp War Memorial on August 10, 2014 in Arlington, Virginia.MANDEL NGAN
/ AFP/Getty Images

This picture taken on August 10, 2014 shows the supermoon being seen through a statue in Jilin, northeast China’s Jilin province.STR
/ AFP/Getty Images

The supermoon appears yellow as the sky darkens over Edgartown, Mass., Sunday, Aug. 10, 2014, on the island of Martha’s Vineyard. President Barack Obama and his family are vacationing on the island.Jacquelyn Martin
/ AP

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